Tambalan saya lepas.

My filling came loose.

Breakdown of Tambalan saya lepas.

• saya: my
• lepas: to come undone
• tambalan: the filling

Questions & Answers about Tambalan saya lepas.

What does tambalan mean in this sentence?

Tambalan comes from the root tambal, which has to do with patching or repairing something. As a noun, tambalan can mean a patch, repair patch, or filling.

So depending on context, Tambalan saya lepas could refer to:

• a dental filling
• a patch on clothing or an object
• some other kind of repair material that has come off

If the context is specifically dental, people often say tambalan gigi saya lepas for extra clarity.

Why is saya after tambalan instead of before it?

In Indonesian, possession is usually expressed with the pattern:

noun + possessor

So:

• tambalan saya = my filling / my patch
• literally: filling of mine

This is the normal way to say possession. English uses my before the noun, but Indonesian usually puts saya after the noun.

What does -an do in tambalan?

The suffix -an often turns a root into a noun. Here:

• tambal = to patch, mend
• tambalan = a patch, a filling, something used as a repair

So tambalan is not the action of patching, but the result or object involved in the patching.